'Mekorot brings technological developments to world's water economies'

• Date: 17 January 2021
• Author: ALAN ROSENBAUM
• Published date: 17 January 2021

"Mekorot promotes innovative water technologies," Cohen said, "which lead to an increase in the water supply and an optimal response of the water economy to the climate crisis." He explained that "Mekorot manages all types of water in an integrated method through a single system and treats a variety of areas of the water economy simultaneously. Very few companies in the world can handle these different types of water under one roof. There is demand worldwide for this unique combination, including among the Gulf states, which must meet the growing water needs of the population on the one hand and the depletion of water resources on the other. In conversations with water professionals in the Gulf, we are learning a great deal, and conducting in-depth discussions on core issues, and creating a cross-pollination of ideas."

Cohen also referred to the advanced solutions that Mekorot is producing to increase the water supply in Israel. "We are talking about implementing a logical, intelligent, and sustainable circular economy, creating a synergy between water uses in homes and returning them for the water needs of farmers. At the same time, for the first time in Israel's history, we have changed the traditional direction of the flow of the historic national carrier, and today we are bringing desalinated water from the center of the country to the north in order to increase the water supply to the Galilee settlements, and soon to fill the Sea of Galilee. Another example is digging the world's first water tunnel of its kind, a 12-kilometer underground channel bringing desalinated water to Jerusalem that will meet the city's needs for the next 50 years. Additionally, in the...